THE STUDENTS

They are the reason we are here,
The reason we do what we do. 
They are the future of Africa. 
Africa's Tomorrow. 

Congratulations to the 18 students selected for our 2018 cohort!

Alice Koroma

From: Sierra Leone
Hopes to study: Business & Economics
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
​- Nelson Mandela

Paciencia Jafar

From: Mozambique​
Hopes to study: Architecture and Urban Planning
$950 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"In Egypt, libraries were called a treasure of remedies for the soul.  In fact, in them ignorance was cured, the most dangerous of infirmities and the origin of all others."
- Jaques Bossuet​

Nelcia Novele

From: Mozambique​
Hopes to study:​ Nutrition
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein

Patricia Mdemu​

From: Tanzania
Hopes to study: Nursing
$525 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
- Nelson Mandela

Kula Kiazolu​

From: Liberia
Hopes to study: Sciences, Medicine
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"There is no better deed than to work for the welfare of the whole world."
​- Ashoka

Matlala Sefale​

From: Lesotho
Hopes to study: Software Engineering
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism, let us pick our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons."
​- Malala Yousafzai

Graster​ ​Simalumba

From: Zambia
Hopes to study: Education, Development
$1,200 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow."
​- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Fatimata Conteh​

From: Sierra Leone
Hopes to study: Public Health
$1030 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
- Barack Obama

Gertrude Mbewe​

From: Zambia
Hopes to study: Economics
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Change your thoughts and you can change your world."
​- Norman Vincent Peale

Prudence Shapola​

From: Zambia
Hopes to study: Nursing
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"With love, I should give everything to my friend who does not have what I have."
- Bemba proverb

Diana Thring​

From: Swaziland
Hopes to study: Graphic Design or Journalism
$100 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind’’
- Martin H. Fischer

Martha Geoffrey​

From: Tanzania
Hopes to study: Computer Science
$255 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Fear not for the future, weep not for the past."
- Percy Shelley

Antizana Malimi

From: Tanzania
Hopes to study: Mass Communication
$100 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to do when all they really need is one reason why they can."
- Willis Whitney

Millicent Akinyi

From: Kenya
Hopes to study: Medicine
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."
- Helen Keller

Linda Paye

From: Liberia
Hopes to study: Geology
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
​- Martin Luther King Jr.

Lucy Jalloh

From: Sierra Leone
Hopes to study: Nursing, Medicine
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"There is no education like adversity."
- Disraeli

Leratos Mhlongo

From: South Africa
Hopes to study: Film Making & TV Production
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: ​"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us."
- Joseph Campbell

Maryanne Bahati

From: Kenya
Hopes to study: Law
$0 donated so far
Favorite Quote: "I have a dream."
We selected EIGHTEEN students for 2018, just like last year. Each of these amazing young women have already been through a lot and overcome huge obstacles to get to where they are today, but they are not finished. They all have big goals for the future.

All 18 of them will now need to take the TOEFL exam (or an equivalent) to prove their English language abilities and qualify for college admissions. That has always proven to be a big hurdle but we're very hopeful for them.

The students need our encouragement and support to successfully navigate this journey to college. The TOEFL is just the first stage. Then there are the admissions applications, visa interviews, international flights, etc. Each of these steps can be overwhelming, and each has a pretty significant cost associated with it. That’s where we come in. Your support is critical in assisting these incredible young women as they navigate this challenging process. 

Please make a donation today to make sure they are able to reach their fullest potential. You can donate to a specific student above, or to the general fund to the right. Don’t wait, it's easy to make a difference! Give these students the opportunity they deserve, and a chance to make a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities! 

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If you are interested in nominating/sponsoring a student you can download the latest information below and get acquainted with the process (which normally opens up in January).

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*Note: Unless otherwise stated, matching donations are not student-specific but are made to the general fund.
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If, after two years, a student is not proceeding, any student-specific funds for that student will be rolled into the general fund. 

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